Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
46
33
33
32
32
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
8
14
14
14
9
11
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.65m
10:24PM1.66m
10:42AM1.66m
11:11PM1.64m
11:31AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.15m
4:34AM0.08m
4:51PM0.18m
5:18AM0.10m
5:40PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
12
10
11
11
11
12
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
6
8
9
6
5
5
5
6
7
11
11
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
13
12
9
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